Kuwait vs Portugal: Bank Z-score

Kuwait
16.58
in 2021
Portugal
16.09
in 2021
Kuwait rank
75th
Portugal rank
77th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Kuwait
  • Portugal
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 16.58 against 16.09 in Portugal, a difference of 0.49.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 75th and Portugal ranks 77th of 169 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 15.9 11.06 4.84 Kuwait
2010s 17.36 12.28 5.08 Kuwait
2020s 16.34 15.82 0.5194 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Kuwait or Portugal?
Kuwait, at 16.58 against 16.09 in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Kuwait and Portugal?
0.49, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for bank z-score?
Kuwait ranks 75th and Portugal ranks 77th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank Z-score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bank Z-score
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,285 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

It captures the probability of default of a country's banking system. Z-score compares the buffer of a country's banking system (capitalization and returns) with the volatility of those returns. It is estimated as (ROA+(equity/assets))/sd(ROA); sd(ROA) is the standard deviation of ROA. ROA, equity, and assets are country-level aggregate figures Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.